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Waverly Squeaks Past Creek Wood Softball, Ends Season

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Creek Wood softball has clashed in some marquee pitching duels in the postseason, and Thursday night was no exception. Bitter rivals Waverly and Creek Wood squared off in an absolute gem, with the winner moving on in the 11-AA tournament and the loser unfortunately done for the season. The game was scoreless through six, but the Tigerettes scratched through for a run in the top of the seventh, and CWHS got two runners on in the bottom half but could not get the tie. Waverly held on for a 1-0 win behind senior pitcher Taylor Hill, and the Lady Red Hawks were eliminated on their own home field.

 
Both sides went in spurts, as Hill dueled Creek Wood standout Kayla Jackson. Jackson allowed back to back hits in the second and slammed the door, had two runners get to second before shutting things down in the third, and got out of a bases-loaded one out jam unscathed in the fourth.  After that, Jackson retired seven straight batters before allowing a walk in the seventh; that walk resulted in the game’s only run. 
 
Hill, consequently, allowed a runner in each of the first two innings before retiring nine in a row. Carrie Allen would break that up, reaching on an error in the fifth, but two more outs would leave her stranded. Samantha Davenport singled in the sixth, but again was left stranded, and after the lone run scored in the top of the seventh, Creek Wood was down to its last three outs. Brett Jackson would launch the first pitch she saw for a leadoff double, and Jessica Otterstrom would come in to run for her as the tying run in scoring position. Braressa Deloach would then beat out a bunt single, putting the tying run at third and the winning run at first–then at second during the next at bat–with no one out in the bottom of the seventh. Hill found another gear, however, as she struck out Allen, then induced a comebacker from Ashley Gibbs that Otterstrom couldn’t score on. Montana Thomas came on as a pinch hitter for the second time on the day, and hit a line drive just foul to right that could have won the game if fair. Back to work, Hill jammed her, and Thomas popped out to shortstop to retire the side and end the year for Creek Wood.
 
Hill finished with a complete game four hit shutout, walking none, striking out seven, and allowing two to reach on errors. Jackson was equally sharp, spinning a five-hitter, but she allowed three walks and struck out just two, backed up by no errors in the field. The only players with hits on the night for Creek Wood were Kayla Jackson, who singled in the sixth, Deloach, who went 2 for 3, and Brett Jackson, who doubled in the seventh; her courtesy runner was the only Lady Red Hawk to make it to third all game long.
 
Despite taking the loss, Kayla Jackson took home MVP honors, due to her complete game five-hitter, pitching out of several jams on the night, and her 1 for 3 day at the plate, also reaching on an error in the first.

CW Softball Blanked By Stewart County

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Stewart County had every reason to have a rough game against Creek Wood on Tuesday afternoon. The game had already been rained out on Monday night, moved to Tuesday night, then moved again from Dover to Creek Wood, putting the displaced Lady Rebels on the road but technically the home team.

Unfortunately for the Lady Red Hawks, all the confusion didn’t slow Stewart County in the least. The squads scrapped in a messy pitcher’s duel, but a two-run homer helped the Lady Rebels break through en route to a 3-0 win over CWHS.

Freshman starter and arguable staff ace Brett Jackson had only one inning all game where she didn’t allow a base runner, but Stewart County never touched her until the fifth inning. Jackson gave up a leadoff single to the nine-hole hitter, and after a sacrifice bunt and a flyout, Jessie Vinson parked a two run bomb to left field for the first runs of the game. Jackson would issue a walk and allow an infield single before inducing a comebacker to retire the side. Another leadoff single would put a runner on in the fifth, and after a passed ball and an error on a throw from second to first Stewart County would add an unearned insurance run to make it 3-0. In all, Jackson only gave up six hits, walking two but striking out just one.

Creek Wood had its share of chances as well, but the sharp Lady Rebel senior Ashley Byrd kept working out of trouble. Kayla Jackson and Samantha Davenport each singled in the top of the first, but with two on and just one out the Lady Red Hawks couldn’t plate a run. A Carrie Allen single leading off the top of the second gave CWHS another shot, and a one out walk to Becky Melton gave the Lady Red Hawks another two-on, one-out situation, before a strikeout and a popout ended the threat again. Much like Brett Jackson, Byrd pitched with runners on in nearly every inning; Creek Wood only went in order twice–the fifth, before the Lady Rebels scored, and the seventh, when they were trying to extend the game. Byrd finished with a complete game four hitter, walking one while striking out eight.

Only one Lady Red Hawk was on base twice as Melton walked in the second and singled in the fourth. However, Carrie Allen earned MVP honors for her excellent defense at third, while collecting one of the other three hits on the night for CWHS. The loss puts Creek Wood into the losers’ bracket in the District 11-AA softball playoffs, which continue this week.

Cheatham “Walks” Off Past Lady Red Hawks in Eight

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The Creek Wood Lady Red Hawks battled rival Cheatham County in an instant classic on Thursday night, but the Lady Cubs took the win in the last ever regular season district matchup between these two rivals. Cheatham County took an early 1-0 lead and Creek Wood battled back for the tie, but a bases-loaded walk on a borderline pitch gave the Lady Cubs the 2-1 walkoff win in the eighth inning in Ashland City.

Senior standout and four year starter Mikayla Meadows paced the Lady Cubs, sitting down seven straight batters before Becky Melton and Braressa Deloach hit back to back singles. Meadows then coaxed leadoff hitter Kayla Jackson into a 4-3 double play to escape trouble in the third. Creek Wood freshman Brett Jackson was hit hard all day, scattering five hits in the first two innings but escaping trouble. However, in the home half of the third, Jordan Baucom singled, and came home to score after a couple of ground-outs and a Maddie Sanders single, but Sanders was caught stealing and Creek Wood got out of the third down 1-0.
Meadows was dealing once again in the fourth, getting Creek Wood in order, and after four innings had faced just one over the minimum. Jackson found her rhythm in the fourth, retiring three straight on fly outs after the leadoff batter reached on an error. Ashley Gibbs hit a two out single in the top of the fifth, but Becky Melton lined out to left to end the inning, and Cheatham County had a similar offensive performance in the bottom half of the fifth as a two out single was chased by a fly out to shortstop Samantha Davenport.
With one out in the top of the sixth, Creek Wood center fielder Kayla Jackson reached on an error, and moved up on a McKayla Petty grounder to the pitcher. Davenport would then sock an RBI single to right that would score Jackson and tie the game at 1-1. After a walk, Meadows would get a strikeout to end the threat, but Brett Jackson would retire the Cheatham County side in order in the bottom of the sixth to preserve the tie. Carrie Allen and Becky Melton would both single in the top of the seventh, but Meadows slammed the door and set the Lady Cubs up for a walkoff winner in the bottom of the seventh.
Brett Jackson would allow the leadoff batter in the bottom of the seventh to reach on an error in right field, but a couple of fielder’s choice groundouts prevented anyone from getting past second base. Jackson then coaxed Baucom into a groundout to third, and the game headed to extra innings. A two-out single from Cheyenne Douthit gave the Lady Red Hawks a chance, but Meadows worked a popout from Brett Jackson to end the half-inning. In the bottom of the eighth, the leadoff hitter singled, but was erased on a fielder’s choice two batters later. Sanders, who reached on the fielder’s choice, would advance on back to back two out singles, and Jackson’s bases-loaded payoff pitch to Paige Potts was just high, walking in the game-winning run for Cheatham County in the eighth inning.
Creek Wood’s Samantha Davenport earned player of the game honors, playing a great defensive shortstop, while going 1-4 with the Lady Red Hawks’ only RBI. Melton, Deloach, and Gibbs also had hits for Creek Wood, and Brett Jackson allowed just two runs in eight innings, scattering eleven hits and one walk while striking out one.